(last updated 2011-10-04)
URI scheme name:
pack
Status:
historical
URI scheme syntax:
There was no pack: syntax compatible with STD 66, cf.
,
.
URI scheme semantics:
n/a due to a lack of STD 66 syntax.
Encoding considerations:
The pack: encoding assumed US-ASCII after un-escaping percent-encoded
characters in an encapsulated (4.c in the expired drafts)
and case-insensitive US-ASCII in the (5.c in the expired drafts).
Applications/protocols that use this URI scheme name:
The pack: scheme could not be used as an URI scheme in applications
or protocols. Other uses of pack: are noted in the expired drafts.
Interoperability considerations:
All URI schemes have to follow the generic STD 66 syntax, as that was
not the case for pack: any "interoperability" would be by the chance
of similarly broken implementations.
Security considerations:
The generic and overall URI syntax is specified in STD 66, anything
else (not limited to pack:) is no URI and could cause havoc.
Contact:
and mailing lists.
Author/Change controller:
Transition from "provisional" to "historical" status made
with consent of IESG-designated expert.
References:
STD 66 (RFC 3986), I-D.shur-pack-uri-scheme-05 (same as -03 and -04).
(file created 2007-10-31)